Aaron_fish_mad_guy Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Opaline Gourami - eggs are everwhere HELP!I'm Wide eyed and inexperienced , I've somehow manaed to get about a 1000 eggs... the timer has started 14 hours to go till they hatch! THEN WAT DO I DO , HOW OFTen shold I change the water etc..... any Ideas rom those that have bred them? or similar species. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanuts Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 I don't have opaline gourami but have just breed Dwarf gourami - so heres what I have been told. eggs have been laid - remove the female once the eggs have hatched remove the male. place crushed up lettuce in the tank to start growing influorsa (not sure how its spelt) and get some liquid fry No 1 (for egg layers) and start feeding them that when they start moving. and hoepfully that will help until someone with some more experience helps you out. cheers Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Bit of a change there. The male is left in till the babies are free swimming, then removed. The reason is that as the babies hatch and are trying out their fins, they drop from the nest. His job is to catch them and spit them back again. Only feed when they are free swimming, which is when dad is removed.. Keep the water level down to about 100mm, and keep a tight lid on the tank. This helps keep the air at the right temp and the humidity up. Green water is an ideal food at this time too, and instaed of buying "fry-food", make your own. You only need to hard-boil an egg and use the hard yolk and pinch between fingers into water to make an emulsion. This does contaminate the water quickly, so have a cleanup crew of snails there to eat surplus leftovers. Best to have a BB tank to for ease of cleaning. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNDYLOO Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 Remember lots of small water changes, as the egg yolk will foul the water, as the fry start to get a little bigger, you can feed then BBS (baby brine shrimp) these are hatched from Brine Shrimp Eggs, you can also feed the bubbas up on Microworms, you will have to get a culture off someone tho, people here sell them, maybe PM Blue and Kim, thats where I got mine from. Good Luck Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted February 13, 2006 Report Share Posted February 13, 2006 just to elaborate on the tight lid, humidity part just incase your not sure why to do that its because gouramis can breath air and while the baby fishies are developing their labyrinth (air breathing organ) they need warmer air, preferably the same as the water im told so as not to damage the development of the labyrinth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron_fish_mad_guy Posted February 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 8) , So I'm feding them infusoria and egg yolk cooked (thanks Alan!!!) I'm changing 20 litres of water every 2 days , is there a easy way to get the water out without Using a spoon and a bright light? i DON'T WANT TO FLUSH ANY AWAY... idealistic I know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted February 20, 2006 Report Share Posted February 20, 2006 Hi Aaron, Welcome to the fishroom If you are just doing partial water changes.. (without major cleanups).. then find a piece of clear hose (7mm bore is good).. and then make up a small block of sponge around 50mm long by 25mm wide. Poke a hole into the sponge down its length (but not through the full length).. and insert the hose. This next bit is a little bit tricky... but when you want to start siphoning the water out, you will need to fill the hose by submersing it underwater till it stops bubbling, then nip off the "open" end with your thumb and place the end in a bucket below the water line. The hose will start to siphon the water... but not the fry.. which you can see are "very" tiny. Infusoria can be found in vases that have held flowers. The water is usually quite murky, and often green.. which is all beneficial to the fry. How about a post in the Welcome section to tell us about yourself. Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron_fish_mad_guy Posted March 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 Passed on the last batch > part of a deal getting a male that was the right size for my monsta female , a new batch brewing.... they are so little to start with! How big do they have to be to start them on flake and stuff? I defer to others greater wisdom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 when their big enough to fit it in their mouths lol. with my baby swords i used to mix up a bit of flake with water to make a mushy paste and that worked well, can foul the water a bit though so watch for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron_fish_mad_guy Posted March 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 Thanks ... I'll give it a go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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